How startups retain control through DVR shares while roping in new investors has become a major talking point in India as market regulator Sebi considers giving entrepreneurs with low shareholding more rights

While Facebook and Twitter have taken plenty of hits for their approach to user data and social media, Snapchat, the disappearing-message app made by Snap Inc., has largely escaped the cascading criticism.

This is the first time Snapchat has offered local publisher content in India, and follows recent announcements of other expanded Discover offerings within the last month in the UK, France, Germany, Norway, and the Middle East.

Microfiction, or stories told in 140 characters or thereabouts (to fit the original word-count of a text message or tweet), has a growing fan following on social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.

Google parent Alphabet, Facebook and the New York Times have dual-class shares that in theory allow executives to pursue important initiatives without inference from investors pushing for a quick buck.